Exhaust-manifold attachment



June 1 1926.

F. A. BARRETT EXHAUST MANIFOLD ATTACHMENT d Feb. 18 1922 Znventaz [Zyddfiarkefl Patented June 1, 1 .92 3.

issues FLOYD a. BARRETT, or 'nALIiAs cmvrnn, IOWA.

EXHAUST-MANIFOLD ATTACHMENT.

Application filed. February 18, 1922. Serial No. 537,648.

inc object or my invention is to provide exhaust at nnent for the engine of a tractor wherein the exhaust gases will be discharged, the attachment being simple and comparatively cheap in construction.

More particulariy, my invention relates to an attachment for an exhaust, manifold of a Fordson type tractor.

Still anot ier object is to provide an attachment wherein it will not interfere with the remainder of the mechanism and parts of the tractor.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tractor with my improved attachment shown thereon.

Figure 2 is an enlarged View of the attachment and a portion of the exhaust member.

Figure 3 is a central sectional view taken on line 8-3 of Figure 2, the exhaust manifold being shown in dotted lines; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 1-4 of Figure 3.

In the accompanying drawings, I have used the reference character A to indicate generally a tractor which is provided with an engine 10 and an exhaust manifold 11. In this particular type of exhaust manifold the discharge opening is provided in its under side. A casting member 12 is secured to the exhaust manifold adjacent to its exhaust opening. 7

The casting 12 is provided with a pair of screw threaded openings 13, which are designed to receive the bolts 14. The ordinary exhaust pipe which is ordinarily connected to a Fordsou type of tractor extends rearwardly along the side of the machine and has its discharge opening near the drivers seat.

My attachment includes a U member 15 provided with a plate 16, on one of its ends. The plate 16 is slightly inclined or turned relative to the U member 15. The purpose of the plate 16 will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The plate 16 is so arranged that it is out of line relative to the two ends of the U member, as clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing. By turning the plate member 16 so that a line drawn through its center; lengthwise will be in a different plane from the other end of the U member, makes it possible to bring one end of the U member out beyond and along the outside of the exhaust manifold.

The plate 16 is provided with a pair of openings 17 through which is extended the bolts 14. It will thus be seen that the attachment is securely held in proper position.

The free end of the U member extends upward along the side of the exhaust manifold 11. The arrangement whereby the plate 16 is slightly turned permits the attachment to be fastened to the under side of the exhaust manifold and yet have a portion pajsp up along the side of the exhaust maniroc The U member 15 adjacent to the plate 1 is provided with flattened portions 18. The flattened portions 18 are arranged to provide sufi'icient room for the heads of the bolts 14. Extended around the free end of the U member 15 is a tube or pipe 19 which extends upward above the tractor engine. A head 20 is provided on the U member 15 and limits the amount of downward movement of the tube 19.

From the construction of the parts just described it will be seen that the exhaust gases are carried upward a sufficient amount so that they will pass over the head of the driver of the tractor.

The pulley wheel and belt for operating some types of machinery is shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawings. The arrangement of the pulley wheel is such that the exhaustattachment .cannot extend out from the engine very far or else itwill interfere with the belt around the pulley wheel. The inclining of the U member 15 permits my attachment to be fastened to the exhaust manifold and yet not interfere with the belt, for operating other machinery. It will be seen that my U member 15 is sufficiently large enough so as to permit an easy flow of the discharge. gases.

My device is very simple and designed to be attached without the necessity of modifying or revising any of the parts now on the tractor.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of my device, without departing from the essential features and purposes of my invention, and it my intention to cover by my claim, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included Within its scope.

I claim as my invention:

In a device of the class described, for carrying gases from an exhaust manifold of an engine, a U-shaped tubular member having an external bead near one end, a horizontal plate formed on the other end havfling an opening" therein arranged to register with an opening in the exhaust manifold and having bolt holes on opposite sides of said first opening said U-shaped member being inclined downwardly from the plate and then upwardly to extend upwardly adjacent to but not in a vertical plane through said first opening parallel to the engine on Which the device is mounted, the portion oi said U-shaped member between said head and the end nearest said beat being .sub stantially straight and vertical and designed to have received thereon, the exhaust pipe of said engine.

FLOYD A. BARRETT. 

